The purpose of this study was to provide an in-depth look
at rapes and attempted rapes in the United States. Part 1 of the
collection offers data on rape victims and contains variables
regarding the characteristics of the crime, such as the setting, the
relationship between the victim and offender, the likelihood of
injury, and the reasons why rape is not reported to police. Part 2
contains data on a control group of females who were victims of no
crime or of crimes other than rape. The information contained is
similar to that found in Part 1. (more info)

The purpose of this study was to provide an in-depth look
at rapes and attempted rapes in the United States. Part 1 of the
collection offers data on rape victims and contains variables
regarding the characteristics of the crime, such as the setting, the
relationship between the victim and offender, the likelihood of
injury, and the reasons why rape is not reported to police. Part 2
contains data on a control group of females who were victims of no
crime or of crimes other than rape. The information contained is
similar to that found in Part 1.

Access Notes

The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public.
Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.

Study Description

Citation

U.S. Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. NATIONAL CRIME SURVEYS: NATIONAL SAMPLE OF RAPE VICTIMS, 1973-1982. Conducted by U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 3rd ICPSR ed. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 2000. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08625.v3

The codebooks and data collection instrument for this
collection are provided by ICPSR as Portable Document Format (PDF) files.
The PDF file format was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be
accessed using PDF reader software, such as the Adobe Acrobat
Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is
provided on the ICPSR Website.

This collection of rape cases was taken
from the NATIONAL CRIME SURVEY: NATIONAL SAMPLE, 1973-1983 (ICPSR 7635). The
definition of rape in the survey includes attempts that involve a
verbal threat of rape only. The data in Part 1 were collected at the
incident level. Part 2 data were collected at the person level, with
information for up to four incidents per person.

Methodology

Sample:
A stratified multistage cluster sample.

Data Source:

personal interviews from the NATIONAL CRIME SURVEY:
NATIONAL SAMPLE, 1973-1983 (ICPSR 7635)

Version(s)

Original ICPSR Release:1987-01-12

Version History:

2005-11-04 On 2005-03-14 new files were added to one
or more datasets. These files included additional setup files as well
as one or more of the following: SAS program, SAS transport, SPSS portable,
and Stata system files. The metadata record was revised 2005-11-04 to
reflect these additions.

2000-09-29 SPSS data definition statements were updated and
SAS data definition statements were added to this collection. Also,
the codebooks and data collection instrument are now available in two
PDF files.